Hello,

I am looking at using Nginx and specifically the Map Module.

http://wiki.nginx.org/NginxHttpMapModule

I have used the rewrite map stuff in Apache, and I know in Apache you can load a key / value pair list from a text file. I had assumed looking at the examples on the Wiki that the values needed to be included with the configuration, but then I noticed that at the end of the Wiki page on the Nginx Map Module there was this:

include — the maps will be included from a file, or even from multiple files when using wildcards.

How does this work? I was hoping someone with some experience can elaborate on this feature, as I was unable to find additional information on this.

1) So can the values actually be pulled from a file instead? 2) What type of file, what format? 3) If the map file is updated, does Nginx need to be restarted for the changes to take effect?

I apologize if these questions have already been answered somewhere, I searched and searched and only found that single reference to the "include" support in the Map Module.

Thanks,

John